PIN ACE AE. — PICE A 33 



The cone figured by Masters as that of his P. monttgena appears to belong here. 

 A picture of this tree will be found under No. 167 of the collection of Wil- 

 son's photographs and also in his Vegetation of Western China, No. 341. 



Picea montigena Masters in Gard, Chron, ser. 3, XXXIX. 146, 

 fig, 56 (1906), descriptione et figura strobili maturi excludendis. 

 Patschke in Bot. Jahrb, XLVIII. 632 (1913). 



Descriptio strobili maturi addenda: Strobili cylindrici, 7-10 cm. 

 longi, 3-4 cm. diam.jciimamomei, nitiduli; squamae coriaceae, flexiles, 

 erectae, rhombico-ovatae, apice rotundatae, margine leviter erosae, 

 circiter 2 cm. longae et 1.5-1.7 cm. latae; semina alis squamam dimi- 

 diam aequantibus. 



Western Szech'uan: west and south-west of Tachien-lu, alt. 

 3600-4000 m., rare, July and October 1908 (Nos. 2056, 2060, 2062, 

 4084; tree 16-30 m. tall, girth 2-4 m.); same locality, alt. 3300 m., 

 June 1904 (Veitch Exped. No. 3027, type). 



This fine Spruce is common in the neighbourhood of Tachien-lu. It has rela- 

 tively long, horizontally spreading branches upturned at the ends. Both primary 

 and lateral shoots are more or less setose, pale brown, becoming grey in their 

 second year. The winter-buds are ovoxd, acutish and very resinous. The short, 

 stout leaves are scarcely if at all pungent, shining green and more or less glau- 

 cescent. The medium-sized, handsome, cinnamon-brown cones are very freely 

 produced and persist on the tree for fully a year after they are ripe. 



A picture of this Spruce will be found under No. 233 of the collection of Wilson's 

 photographs and also in his Vegetation of Western China, No. 349. 



Owing to some confusion the mature cone figured by Masters (1. c.) does not 

 belong here, but apparently to P. hirtella Rehder & Wilson. 



Sect. III. Omobica Mayr. 



Picea brachytyla Pritzel in BoL Jahrb. XXIX. 216 (1900). 

 Masters in Jour. Linn, Soc, XXVI. 553 (1902). — Beissner, Handh, 

 Nadelholzk. ed. 2, 249 (1909). — Patschke m BoL Jahrb, XLVIII. 

 630 (1913). 



Abies brachytyla Franchet in Jour, de Bot. XIII. 258 (1899), excludendo speci- 



mine Delavayano. 

 Picea ajanensis Masters in Jour. Linn. Soc. XXVI. 553 (non Fischer) (1902); 



XXXVII. 418 (1906); in Jour. Bot. XLI. 269 (1903). 

 Picea Alcockiana Masters in Jour. Bot. XLI. 269 (non Carrifere) (1903). 

 Picea pachyclada Patschke in Bot. Jahrb. XLVIII. G30 (1913). 



Western Hupeh: Hsing-sban Hsien, woodlands, alt. 1600-2300 

 m., rare, May 1907, January 1909 (No. 2052; tree 12-20 m, tall, 

 2-3 m. girth): same locality, June 1900. October 1901 (Veitch Exped. 



